Takamatsu Station (Kagawa) Explained


Takamatsu Station
Native Name:高松駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR Shikoku
Address:1-20 Hamano-chō, Takamatsu City, Kagawa Prefecture
Country:Japan
Coordinates:34.3508°N 134.0465°W
Platforms:4 bay platforms
Tracks:9
Code:Y00 (Yosan Line)
T28 (Kotoku Line)
Status:Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Passengers:9,285
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Kagawa Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Takamatsu Station

is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "Y00" and "T28" .[1]

Lines

The station is terminus of the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 297.6 km from the opposing terminus of the line at Uwajima. It is also the terminus of the JR Shikoku Kōtoku Line and is 74.5 kilometers from the terminus of that line at Tokushima.

Layout

Takamatsu Station is an above-ground station with four bay platforms serving nine tracks. As the platforms all dead head, the station building is located at the end, allowing barrier-free access. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[2] [3]

Ground-level platforms

1・2,,,
3Ritsurin, Shido, Sanbommatsu, Tokushima
Kōtoku LineRitsurin, Shido, Sanbommatsu, Tokushima
4 Yosan Line (direct),,,,
5 Limited Express UzushioUtazu・,
Rapid Sakaide, Kojima,, Okayama
Yosan Line Dosan Line (Local)Sakaide, Tadotsu, Kotohira
6 Limited Express Kotohira, ・
Rapid Marine LinerSakaide, Kojima, Chayamachi Station, Okayama
Yosan Line Dosan Line (direct)Sakaide, Tadotsu, Kanonji, Kotohira
7 Limited Express Kan'onji,,,
Yosan Line Dosan Line (direct)Sakaide, Tadotsu, Kanonji, Kotohira
8 Limited Express ShimantoKotohira, Awa-ikeda, Kochi,
Yosan Line Dosan Line (direct)Sakaide, Tadotsu, Kanonji, Kotohira
Rapid Marine LinerSakaide, Kojima, Chayamachi Station, Okayama
9 Yosan Line Dosan Line (direct)Sakaide, Tadotsu, Kanonji, Kotohira
Okayama,,

History

Takamatsu Station opened on 21 February 1897. With the privatization and dissolution of Japan National Railways on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of the newly created Japan Railways Shikoku (JR Shikoku).

Surrounding area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shikoku Railway Route Map. JR Shikoku. 27 December 2017.
  2. Book: Kawashima, Ryōzō. ja: 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第1巻 四国東部エリア. 2013 . Kodansha. 9784062951609. Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 1 Eastern Shikoku. ja. 19, 76.
  3. Web site: 香西駅. Kōzai Station. 27 January 2018. shikoku.org.uk.